The government is planning to develop biofuel 100% for its med-term target as soon as it finishes implementing biodiesel 20% (B20) program.

COORDINATING Ministry of Economic Affairs celebrated its 52th anniversary with sport and culinary activities, Sunday (22/7/2018).

In order to support macro economic policy, to reduce fuel oil import, and to save foreign exchange, the government accelerated the use of biofuel as other fuel. Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR) has enacted a MEMR Regulation No 12/2015 on the third amendment to the MEMR Regulation no 32/2008 concerning the provision, utilization, and biofuel commercial system constituting other types of fuel. [googlepdf url=\`http://www.bpdp.or.id/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Permen-ESDM-12-Thn-2015.pdf\` download=\`Download\` width=\`600\` height=\`400\`]

A limited cabinet meeting on the acceleration of mandatory use of biodiesel led by President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo at the Presidential Office in Jakarta (20/7) decided that Biodisel 20 (B20) be consistently implemented entirely. "The President wants that the use of B20 can be consistently implemented entirely because the impact will be significant for the efficiency of our foreign exchange reserves, and also to reduce oil imports," said Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung to reporters after the meeting.

In order to to accelerate provision and utilization biofuel constituting other types of fuel, the government needs to review Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR) Regulation No.

A deep understanding on the national palm oil industry is seen to be necessary to avoid misperception as too many negative campaigns against the industry.

INDONESIAN government and palm oil stakeholders are constantly working to convince the world that Indonesian palm oil is healthy product to consume.

The Indonesian Oil Palm Estate Fund (BPDPKS) participated in the The 6th International Oil Palm Conference and Exhibition (IOPC) in Medan, Tuesday 17-19 July 2018.

Palm oil industry has a significant role in regional and national economic development, including poverty alleviation.

DOMESTIC palm oil production will be enough to support government plan to accelerate the use of fuel with 30% biodiesel content (B30 biofuel).